Lindsay Shepherd
Campus Free Speech Fellow, @JCCFCanada. Investigative Journalism Fellow, @TrueNorthCentre.
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Restricted hiring in three schools at the University of British Columbia.
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Lindsay Shepherd
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The Society for Academic Freedom & Scholarship has written an open letter to @UBC, as UBC has posted 3 new academic jobs that specifically discriminate against able-bodied white males.
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Is race-based pricing a Canadian value?
Via Rail’s Indigenous ticketing policy is unprecedented, socially divisive and plainly unfair
SHEPHERD: A systematic effort to undermine Barry Neufeld's character and credibility
Neufeld was being mobbed, attacked, and snubbed by almost everyone surrounding him in his role as trustee — yet he ran for re-election in October 2018, and won.
St. Francis Xavier student says she’s offended by Brian Mulroney plaque, gets apology from university
‘To those of you that we have offended, please accept my sincere apology on behalf of St. Francis Xavier University,’ the president of St. FX said
Lindsay Shepherd
It's a shame this student framed her concerns as being "offended"/speaking out against "oppression", etc., because the plaque is kind of demeaning to tradespeople. Industry workers built this country, I don't think it's wise to look down on them
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SHEPHERD: Disturbing Canadian "Sex Ed School" videos go viral
A series of video clips posted on Twitter by the account @QuestionLBGTQedu brought attention to a Youtube show called Sex Ed School, a progressive sexual education program for children ages 9-12.
Jordan Peterson and the Language of the Alt-Right
Critics have alleged that content by Jordan Peterson is coopted by the alt-right or serves as a gateway thereto. Here, those claims are empirically tested.
BC Human Rights Tribunal declines to reconsider decision in favour of estheticians who refused to wax male genitalia
VANCOUVER: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is pleased to announce that the BC Human Rights Tribunal has declined to reconsider its October 22 ruling in favour of the right of home estheticians to refuse to handle male genitalia...
Trans activism vs. Women's rights? An interview with Meghan Murphy
Meghan Murphy tells her story to True North’s Lindsay Shepherd.
The rainbow poppy provocateur: facts vs. fiction
CPC candidate Cyara Bird sent out a tweet claiming her 17-year old niece of Stonewall, Manitoba, was suspended from school for refusing to wear a rainbow poppy.
Lindsay Shepherd
The “being forced to sport a rainbow poppy” narrative ended up being outrage-fuelled fake news.
Here's my article about it
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#GIDYVR: How media bias shapes the gender identity debate
#GIDYVR Still Talking Series is back for a third event: How media bias shapes the gender identity debate.
Lindsay Shepherd
The panel discussion I am moderating tomorrow featuring #MeghanMurphy, @YesThatAnna, & @jonkay is NOT CANCELLED!!
It is no longer at @SFU but we have found a NEW VENUE in Vancouver that will be announced shortly before the event.
More tix available now! eventbrite.com/e/gidyvr-how-m… pic.twitter.com/8NdQDWEPji
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Mandatory Grade 11 English course only teaches Indigenous books | CBC News
Eight of 15 high schools with the GECDSB are using the mandatory Grade 11 English course to teach students about Indigenous authors.
Lindsay Shepherd
Hmm. I thought diversity is our strength and we should celebrate diversity. Being assigned only indigenous authors in Grade 11 English class does not sound very diverse!
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What's Wrong with Cancel Culture? Free Inquiry in an Age of Outrage
Open inquiry and democratic deliberation face new challenges in the digital era. In a climate of growing polarization, good faith dialogue and the pursuit of truth are being drowned out by hollow rhetoric and thought-stopping accusations. Every day...
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On NOVEMBER 14th, I will be in CALGARY, AB alongside @caylanford & @BarbaraRKay for a panel discussion on cancel culture, free inquiry & the search for truth in an age of outrage!
Tickets -> eventbrite.com/e/whats-wrong-…
Hope to see you there ☺️ pic.twitter.com/AH0Qd5MJQo
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Trudeau Government Funds Wilfrid Laurier University’s paranoid, partisan Muslim Voting Guide
The Canadian Muslim Voting Guide reads more as political advocacy than unbiased social science research.
Lindsay Shepherd
In case you missed this story, here is my article about it: tnc.news/2019/10/25/tru…
Here is the Muslim Voting Guide: scholars.wlu.ca/cgi/viewconten…
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Laurier hires equity, diversity and inclusion adviser
— Wilfrid Laurier University has hired a senior adviser for equity, diversity and inclusion.
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Lindsay Shepherd
Laurier's highly-esteemed Diversity Office hires a new staff member using taxpayer funds🙃
(Recall that this office invented a fake complaint against me in order to try to get me in line with their ideological positions)
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Is population control the way to fix climate change? | CBC News
The argument some people present is that if there were fewer people on Earth, greenhouse gases would be reduced and climate change could be averted. But experts say population control isn't the panacea some might think.
Lindsay Shepherd
Good article in the CBC about how the "have less/no kids to save the planet" argument might not have much merit.
cbc.ca/news/technolog… pic.twitter.com/HmaiDfah7v
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Mount Royal University cancels geography field school taught by Mark Hecht, author of controversial op-ed
Did Mount Royal University cancel a geography field school taught by Mark Hecht because of an op-ed Hecht wrote about ethnic diversity?
English exam system is corrupt, compromised, immigration lawyer claims
“Indian authorities and British authorities are cracking down on this, but in Canada, the CBSA isn’t doing anything."
'I'm not going to reconsider': Toronto's top librarian refuses to bar speaker critical of transgender rights | CBC Radio
Toronto's public library is standing by its decision to permit a third-party event featuring a writer and activist who argues against transgender rights, despite mounting opposition from authors, politicians and the city's mayor.
Sign the Petition
Open Letter Regarding "Gender Identity" Event at SFU
Lindsay Shepherd
And look: 2 petitions are out right now. #1 is to deplatform a panel with Meghan Murphy at SFU (change.org/p/simon-fraser…), #2 is to deplatform her at Toronto Public Library (change.org/p/toronto-publ…)
In #1, 22/23 initial signatories are female. In #2, 3/3 are female.
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